Product Designer, Apple Weather

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock programs

Relocation assistance

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Apple is seeking an experienced product designer to join the Applications group in Cupertino, onsite. You will shape information architecture, navigation models, and polished interfaces that make Apple products intuitive and delightful.

With 5+ years of design experience, you will collaborate with designers, engineers, and QA to bring customer-ready experiences to life, balancing detail with end-to-end product thinking and presenting decisions to a broad audience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of design experience in a design studio or product design setting.
• Strong critical thinking with creative, collaborative approach.
• Ability to apply visual design principles like hierarchy, balance, and contrast.
• Skill in visualizing and simplifying complex information in a beautiful, intuitive way.
• Understanding of design systems and patterns.

Responsibilities

• Create clear, welcoming, and intuitive experiences that delight users.
• Develop information architectures, navigation models, and interfaces for Apple products.
• Advocate for the human experience while designing new interactions.
• Map user flows and systems to make products feel inclusive and enjoyable.
• Turn complex problem spaces into simplified stories and actionable proposals.
• Collaborate with engineers and QA to shepherd a high-quality product to customers.
• Communicate decisions and reasoning to a broad audience and guide ideas through reviews.

Skills

5+ years design

Critical thinking

Visual hierarchy

Visual communication

Design systems

Tools

Sketch

Illustrator

Job description

Join Apple’s Applications group to design simple, beautiful, high-impact experiences. This onsite role in Cupertino, CA focuses on shaping how people understand and interact with products, from information architecture to navigation models and polished interfaces. You will work with designers, engineers, and QA to bring customer-ready experiences to life.

What you’ll do

• Create clear, welcoming, and intuitive experiences that delight users.
• Develop information architectures, navigation models, and interfaces that influence how people perceive and understand Apple products.
• Advocate for the human experience while designing innovative, new interactions.
• Map user flows, use cases, and systems so new products feel recognizable, inclusive, and enjoyable.
• Turn complex or ambiguous problem spaces into simplified stories and actionable proposals.
• Balance detail work with end-to-end thinking to safeguard a seamless experience.
• Collaborate with teammates to strengthen concepts and land a final output with your unique voice.
• Communicate your decisions and reasoning to a broad audience and guide ideas through review cycles to build consensus.
• Partner with engineers and QA to shepherd a high-quality product to customers.

What you bring

• 5+ years of design experience in a design studio or as a product designer, with a solid portfolio and the ability to speak confidently to your work.
• Strong critical thinking with imaginative, creative, and inventive approach, plus a collaborative style that inspires teammates.
• Ability to apply visual design principles such as hierarchy, balance, and contrast to new interfaces.
• Skill in visualizing and simplifying complex information, representing data in a beautiful, intuitive, and communicative way.
• Understanding of design systems and patterns.
• Proficiency with design tools such as Sketch and Illustrator (or similar).

Tools

• Sketch
• Illustrator

Compensation and benefits

Salary range: USD 184,700 - 277,600 per year.

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition
• Opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount via the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (if you voluntarily participate)
• May be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments, as well as relocation

Additional interests that fit well

• Interest in making every detail count while keeping a bigger-picture view.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to handle competing interests with nuance and diplomacy.
• Comfort working with loose structure and ambiguity.
• Excitement about weather and science.